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Opinion: We talk about food security, but do we actually value home-grown grain?

Between geopolitics, trade deals and El Nino weather concerns, food security is as important as ever for the UK, but are we appreciating what crops we have available over the staple favourites we import?

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
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We hear plenty about food security and the concerns surrounding it here in the UK. Global instability, climate extremes and fragile supply chains constantly remind us that relying on other countries...

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